Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho expects to see out his contract with the Premiership champions, despite persistent reports of unrest behind the scenes at Stamford Bridge.

Mourinho's relationship with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been under the
spotlight this season, and there has been much speculation about who might
succeed the manager should he leave the club this year.

But Mourinho, asked if he is confident he will still be in charge at the end
of the season, told BBC1: 'I don't have to be confident. I have a contract
that runs until 2010, and that's a very important thing.

'I am manager today and until the end of the season and I believe I will be
manager until 2010,' he said, just before Chelsea's FA Cup fourth-round tie at
home to Nottingham Forest.

Mourinho is aware that a string of potential successors at Stamford Bridge is
being discussed in the media but is adamant he is not being unsettled by the
speculation.

'If I believe, from what I read in the press, there are contenders - but I
don't get influenced by the press. The players feel I am the same - same desire,
same commitment.'

Pressed on the constant talk of disharmony between himself and Abramovich,
Mourinho said: 'The only thing I can tell you 100% is
everyone at this club wants to win. So when I read a few things suggesting we
are not on the same side, it's completely untrue. We all want to win.

'Yes we [he and Abramovich] speak. He speaks to me and to (chief executive)
Peter Kenyon.

'Roman is not in London for quite a long time. But he is chairman of this
club and he doesn't have to give any explanations about his personal life - and
when he is back (in London) he is always welcome in our space, in our dressing
room.'